So glad we are — a Stranger’d deem
‘Twas sorry, that we were —
For where the Holiday should be
There publishes a Tear —
Nor how Ourselves be justified —
Since Grief and Joy are done
So similar — An Optizan
Could not decide between —

Analysis, meaning and summary of Emily Dickinson's poem So glad we are — a Stranger’d deem

1 Comment

  1. frumpo says:

    The oxymoron of weeping for joy.

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